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CHECK REIN SPRING. No. 312,330.

Patent-ed Feb. 17, 1885;

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L. EUGENE OHAMPLAIN AND GEORGE G. \VINANS, OF YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN; SAIDIVINANS ASSIGNOR TO LEYVIS M. MILLER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CHECK -RElN SPRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,330, dated February17, 1885.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, L. EUGENE CHAM- PLAIN and GEORGE G. Winners, ofYpsilanti, in the county of WVashtenaw and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Check-Rein Springs and we dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdraw- IO ings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in elasticcheck-reins and it consists in the peculiar combinations and theconstruction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter particularlydescribed and claimed.

Figure 1 is a representation of a section of check-rein secured to thespring. Fig. 2 shows the details of construction, the parts of thespring being detached from each other.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Arepresents a small cylinder, preferably made of light metal, into oneend of which is screwed the plug a, to which the loop I) is attached,and through which a part of the check-rein c is secured. d is anotherplug screwed into the opposite end of the cylinder. 0 is a loop formedupon the end of the rod f, which passes through the latter-named plug,and terminates in a but-ton or flange, g. h is a coil-spring around suchrod, and interposed between the lastnamcd plug and the button on the endof the rod. To the last-named loop another part or end of the strapwhich forms the check-rein It will be observed that this plug (1 notonly serves to close the end of the cylinder A, but serves as a guidefor the rod f, besides forming a point of resistance for the spring h.In over checks theinterposition of 0 this spring will be found verybeneficial, for while the tension of the spring is suflicient to compelthe horse to carry his head in the desired position, it at the same timeallows him in case of emergency a more free use of his head. In sidechecks it will also be found beneficial.

The object of the present construction, wherein the plugs are screwedinto the ends of the cylinder, is to facilitate repairs when renderednecessary by the spring losing its resisting force under use.

Te are aware of the Patents Nos. 59,937 and 223,440, and make no claimto anything shown therein as forming part of our invention.

Ve attach importance to the 'apertured plug 5 5 (I, for by its use thedevice can be easily and quickly taken apart for repairs, for by simplyunscrewing the said plug the rod f, with its spring, can be removed fromthe cylinder, and the spring replaced by a new one by simply 6 removingthe nut g,- or by screwing up said nutthe tension of the spring can beregulated.

Another important feature of our construction is that the cylinder canbe bent little or much, as desired, and the loop can be perma- 6 5nently fastened to the tube, and yet the rod with its spring can bereadily inserted or removed for adjustment, which cannot be done withdevices of this class as heretofore constructed.

On the 19th day of June, 1883, a patent was issued to the undersigned,L. Eugene Champlain, for improvements in over-check attachments, andthis property is now the property of both the undersigned; and we designthe invention described in this application to be an improvement on theinvention described and claimed in that patent. Ve design to make thetube attached to the universal or ball-and-socket joint with the plugsscrewed into the ends provided with loops, and a spring inclosed in thetube or cylinder, as herein described.

It has been found from actual use that where the cheek-rein runs looselythrough 8 the cylinder it soon becomes worn, and often breaks under asudden strain, such as would be produced by the horse stumbling. Thisdefect is avoided by the construction herein shown and described, for nomatter how many 0 or varied the motions made by the horse no wearevercomes on the leather rein; but any wear that takes place comes on themetal, and any extra strain-such as that caused by stumblingisobviatedby the spring.

XVhat we claim as our'invention is- 1. The combination, with thecylinder A, pivotally secured to the top of a bridle, and having aportion, 0, of the check-rein secured to one end of said cylinder, ofthe rod f, slid- 10o ing in said cylinder and provided with a loop,

0, connected with another part of the checkrein,- and thespring h,arranged around said and the other against the plug d, which also rod,substantially as and for thepurposespeciserves to close the end of thecylinder and fied. forms a guide for the rod f, substantially as 2. Thecombination, with the cylinder A, described.

5 provided with a screw-plug, a, of the aper- T T tured screw-plug d,the threaded rod f, hav- I ing loop 6 formed therein and passing throughI J U said plug d, the adjustingnut g, and the coi1- W'itnesses: springh, arranged around said rod and find H. S. SPRAGUE,

1o ing one point of resistance against said nut CHARLES J. HUNT.

